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war criminal

  • a word derived from war crime.
    war crime
    noun
    Usually war crimes crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.

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To survivors of the Srebrenica massacre, the death of former Bosnian Serb military leader and war criminal Ratko Mladic changes little about his legacy.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Henry, for example, was eventually on cordial terms with William Shawcross, the author of a book that was used by critics to paint him as a war criminal, to the regret of even Shawcross.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Arresting a wanted war criminal, as Mengele was in 1961, would have involved Swiss federal police.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service has said it will finally open long-sealed files on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, but without saying when.

From BBC May 15, 2026

If he survived the defeat he knew must come, he would be tried as a war criminal according to the war code set up ten centuries before, and executed.

From Cube Root of Conquest by Roger Phillips Graham

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